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Doctors remove pig kidney from an Alabama woman after a record 130 days

Doctors remove pig kidney from an Alabama woman after a record 130 days

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, doctors announced Friday – a disappointment in the ongoing quest for animal-to-human
Kennedy says Health and Human Services will determine the cause of autism by September

Kennedy says Health and Human Services will determine the cause of autism by September

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top health agency will undertake a “massive testing and research effort” to determine the cause of autism , Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced.
'People don't judge you': Inside the final days of a safe consumption site in Toronto

'People don't judge you': Inside the final days of a safe consumption site in Toronto

TORONTO — Mike Erickson wheels his power chair around a Toronto supervised consumption site, waiting for his friend to show up.
Toronto nurse practitioner researching and treating pain in kids wins Gairdner Award

Toronto nurse practitioner researching and treating pain in kids wins Gairdner Award

TORONTO — A nurse practitioner whose research at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is dedicated to helping children and teens manage pain has won a Gairdner Award.
France rugby star Chabal does not remember 'a single second' of his career due to concussion

France rugby star Chabal does not remember 'a single second' of his career due to concussion

PARIS (AP) — Rugby star Sébastien Chabal won two Six Nations titles with France, reached a World Cup semifinal and played 62 times for his nation as a powerful forward.
Australian woman unknowingly gives birth to a stranger's baby after IVF clinic error

Australian woman unknowingly gives birth to a stranger's baby after IVF clinic error

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger’s baby after she received another patient's embryo from her in vitro fertilization clinic due to “human error,” the clinic said.
FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations

FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks after ordering all Food and Drug Administration employees back into the office , the agency is reversing course, allowing some of its most prized staffers to work remotely amid worries that recent layoffs and resignations coul

States sue over Trump administration's sudden halt of pandemic relief aid for schools

Public officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration Thursday to restore access to pandemic relief aid for schools, saying the Education Department's abrupt halt of hundreds of millions of dollars of promised fundi
States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions

States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A new Kansas law and a Florida bill outline policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them.
DeSantis defends $10 million donation from state agency settlement to charity linked to his wife

DeSantis defends $10 million donation from state agency settlement to charity linked to his wife

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov.
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